Ash can and cover



May 21, 19 29. e. R. LE SAUVAGE ASH CAN AND COVER lnuenio;

Filed Nov. 20, 1926 Hil @ifz. V Z9 4 1 fiarnqys 7 views.

Patented May 21, 1929.

, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE R. LE SAUVAGE, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE REPUBLICMETALWARE 00., OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

ASH CAN AND COVER.

Application filed November 20, 1926. Serial No. 149,594.

This invention relates to improvements in receptacles of the characterfor receiving ashes, garbage and other waste materials.

One of its objects is to so design and construct the ash can and itscover that they will effectually withstand the hard and rough usage towhich such cans are usually subjected.

Another object of the invention is the production of a sheet metal ashcan and cover whose mating portions are constructed to resist beingdented or bent out of shape'and to provide a reasonably tight fit of thecover on the can to render it weather-proof and fly-proof as well asdog-proof.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ash can embodying the invention.Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section of the upperportion of the can and its cover.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several The numeral indicates the sheet metal cylindrical body ofthe can which is provided with vertical corrugations 11 for reinforcingits sidesand one or more annular corrugations 12 at its top;

At its open upper end, the can-body is provided with a comparativelywide out-' or the like, having its ends welded, plugged or otherwisejoined. This iron 1 ring is brazed, soldered, welded or otherwisefastened in the bead-groove and aside from materially strengthening theopen end of the can, this ring and its bead affords an effective andsmooth hand grip for the easy and convenient handling of the can.

The cover 16 is likewise made of sheet metal, being seamless and drawnfrom a single piece of material. At its bottom, the cover is providedwith a depending resilient rim or collar 17 having a downwardly-flaringlip 18 which is adapted to snugly fit into the open end of the can-body,said lip conforming to the curvature of the contiguous inner side of thebead 13, as shown in Fig. 2. The diameter of the flared lower edge ofthe cover-rim is somewhat larger than that of the open end .of thecan-body, so

that in applying and removing the cover its rim yields sufficiently toenable it to spring into and out of engagement with saidcambody. Aboveits rim, the cover has a comparatively large outwardly-extending hollowbead 19, which, in the closed position of the cover, rests on thecan-bead 13 and positively limits its downward movement. The

rim 17 is a continuation of the bottom wall contraction and expansion asthe cover is forced into or lifted from interlocking engagement with theopen end of the can-body. Aside from this function, the cover-beadmaterially reinforces the cover as a whole, and it acts as a protectiveguard for the rim. The external diameter of the coverbead 18 isapproximately the same as or slightly less than the correspondingdiameter of the can-bead 13 and in the applied position of the cover,its bead rests snugly over that of the can-body. By, this construction,the cover is free from parts overhanging the upper end of the can anddogs and other animals are thereby prevented from pushing off the coverand gaining access to the interior of the can,'the body-bead 13 actingasa guard for the cover-bead for frustrating or baffling suchan'attempt. To

remove the cover, its handle 20 is grasped and the same given a quickupward pull, while in applying. .the cover it is first brought intoregister with the mouth of the can and then forced smartly in place.

I claim as my invention A receptacle of the character described,comprising a sheet metal body having superposed beads at its upper openend, the upper bead extending outwardly beyond the lower one andcontaining a reinforcing ring therein, and a cover having an externalhollow bead of approximately the'same diameter as the reinforced head ofthe body, the lower wall of the cover-bead being engageable with the topside of saidreinforced body-bead and'having at its inner edge adepending rim terminating in a flaring lip engageable with the adjoininginner portions of the superposed body-beads to interlock therewith, thelower body-bead and the coverbead being free to yield when forcing therim of the cover into and out of its interlocked position.

GEORGE RJKLE SAUVAGE.

